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Europe emerges from recession

LONDON -- Buoyed by strengthening rebounds in Germany and France , the 16-nation euro zone has officially climbed out of its worst recession since World War II, fueling hopes that a lasting global recovery is beginning to take shape. The data released ...

From ANTHONY FAIOLA, The Washington Post,  14 Nov 2009
Related Topics: Global Insight,  IHS Inc.

Data show recession is over in Europe

The data released Friday -- showing modest 0.4 percent growth among the nations that use the euro during the third quarter, compared to a 0.2 percent contraction in the second quarter -- came after the United States and Japan have also officially ...

From ANTHONY FAIOLA, The Washington Post,  13 Nov 2009
Related Topics: Global Insight,  International Monetary Fund,  Dominique Strauss-Kahn

Britain unveils plans for new nuclear power stations

After years of resisting construction of new nuclear plants, the British plan underscored how nations around the world are scrambling to find ways to generate more energy while also slashing the emissions that cause climate change. To do that, nations ...

From ANTHONY FAIOLA, The Washington Post,  9 Nov 2009
Related Topics: Gordon Brown,  Ed Miliband

U.K.'s Brown sharply criticizes Karzai government, prolific corruption

Using his toughest language to date, Brown called on the administration of President Hamid Karzai to take dramatic steps to clean up government in the wake of flawed elections, including the creation of a new, independent anti-corruption commission ...

From ANTHONY FAIOLA, The Washington Post,  6 Nov 2009
Related Topics: Hamid Karzai,  Barack Obama

British government moves to downsize bailed-out U.K. banks

The British government -- spurred on by European regulators -- is set to force the Royal Bank of Scotland, Lloyds Banking Group and Northern Rock to sell off parts of their operations. The Europeans are calling for more and smaller banks to increase ...

From ANTHONY FAIOLA, The Washington Post,  3 Nov 2009
Related Topics: Royal Bank of Scotland,  Northern Rock,  Barack Obama,  BBC,  European Commission

British plan breakup of big bailed-out banks

The British government -- spurred on by European regulators -- is set to force the Royal Bank of Scotland, Lloyds Banking Group and Northern Rock to sell off parts of their operations. The Europeans are calling for more and smaller banks to increase ...

From ANTHONY FAIOLA, The Washington Post,  2 Nov 2009
Related Topics: Royal Bank of Scotland,  Northern Rock,  Barack Obama,  BBC,  European Commission

Shrinking dollar helps U.S. economy but sets off alarms overseas

Mounting concern abroad over the shrinking dollar is underscoring how exchange rates have emerged as a growing source of friction in the aftermath of the Great Recession, with many nations jockeying for the weakest currency to boost exports and protect ...

From ANTHONY FAIOLA, The Washington Post,  28 Oct 2009
Related Topics: Nestle,  Nicolas Sarkozy,  Stephen King,  HSBC,  Federal Reserve

Recession continues to grip Britain

The severity and length of the British downturn underscore the uneven recovery taking place in the aftermath of the global recession, with the rebound in Europe particularly patchy. In the summer, the region's largest economies -- Germany and France -- ...

From ANTHONY FAIOLA, The Washington Post,  24 Oct 2009
Related Topics: Bank of England,  Stephen King,  HSBC,  Gordon Brown,  Labor Party

U.K. economy sinks deeper into recession

A sale sign is seen on a shop window on Oxford Street in London, Friday, Oct. 23, 2009. Britain's statistics office says the domestic economy shrank 0.4 percent in the third quarter of the year _ dashing hopes that the country may have exited recession. ...

From ANTHONY FAIOLA, The Washington Post,  23 Oct 2009
Related Topics: Bank of England,  Stephen King,  HSBC,  Gordon Brown,  Labor Party

Critics Smell Politics in Decision to Honor Obama

LONDON, Oct. 9 -- From a boardroom in Oslo, five Norwegians handpicked by their nation's parliament are kingmakers of the highest sort, each year honoring at least one individual or group for landmark achievements worthy of the Nobel Peace Prize. Their ...

From ANTHONY FAIOLA, The Washington Post,  9 Oct 2009
Related Topics: Barack Obama,  European Commission,  Al Gore,  George W. Bush,  Henry Kissinger

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